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SW WA Synod eNews – January 7, 2026
January 7, 2026 Synod ResourcesAdministration, Compensation Guidelines, Constitutions, Financial, Personnel Policies, Pulpit Supply, Immigration, TransitionLatest Letters and Press Releases from the Synod and ChurchwideDownload new 2026 Compensation Guidelines HERE!Ordination AnniversariesJanuary 2026Rev. Carol L. Schneider10 Years – Minister of Word and Sacrament – January 16, 2016Rev. Ralf Kalms40 Years – Minister of Word and Sacrament – January 26, 1986Thank you for your faithful service to the people of God! As we step into a new year together, we trust God’s promise of renewal. God is still at work making things new in our lives, our congregations, and our communities.May this year be rooted […]
Deacons included in new Episcopal, ELCA clergy exchange guidelines
View this email in your browserForward this email to a friendNote: The following information is presented in English and Spanish.Aviso: La siguiente información se presenta en inglés y en español. Deacons included in new Episcopal, ELCAclergy exchange guidelinesMarking a quarter-century of full-communion partnership, The Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) now welcome the exchange of deacons in updated clergy exchange guidelines. Available in English and Spanish, the new “Principles for the Orderly Exchange of Pastors, Priests and Deacons Through ‘Called to Common Mission’” offers practical guidelines to help churches and dioceses implement all such exchanges between the two […]
Bishop Keith’s Christmas Message to SW WA Synod (2025)
Dear siblings in Christ of the Southwestern Washington Synod,Grace and peace to you in the name of the newborn Christ! At Christmas we rejoice in the good news that God has come near, that the Word became flesh and made a home among us. This is the heart of our faith and the gift we receive again in this holy season.In the story we heard on Christmas Eve, the angel says to the shepherds, “I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, […]
Bishop LaBelle’s Christmas 2025 Address
View as Webpage December 23, 2025″Within all of that turmoil, both on a large scale, but also in our own individual lives, we’re reminded that God is with us.”Bishop LaBelle shares his reflections on Christmas this year and what it means that God is with us. HOMEFIND A CHURCHGIVECONTACT USDiocese of Olympia | 1551 10th Ave E | Seattle, WA 98102 US